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Full freeway closure scheduled Tuesday near I-94 at Rawson

The roadway is expected to be shut down during overnight hours so the Rawson bridge can be demolished.

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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT May 27, 2013

Full freeway closure scheduled Tuesday near I-94 at Rawson

The roadway is expected to be shut down during overnight hours so the Rawson bridge can be demolished.

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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT May 27, 2013

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WEBVTT YOU'LL WANT TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR ANOTHER FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE. WISN 12 NEWS JASON NEWTON IS LIVE ALONG I-94 AND RAWSON. JASON THE RAWSON STREET BRIDGE IS COMING DOWN UNLIKE LAST WEEKS FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE--- TOMORROW'S WILL ONLY BE OVER NIGHT 11PM TO 4-30 AM. THE CURRENT RAWSON BRIDGE WILL BE DEMOLISHED. THE TRICK IS... THE WORK WILL TAKE FOUR OVERNIGHT PERIODS TO COMPLETE. GET A GOOD LOOK... THE RAWSON AVENUE BRIDGE STANDS IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS...AND WILL SOON BE DEMOLISHED. THAT'S RAWSON IN THE RED ON THE 94 NORTH SOUTH FREEWAY PROJECT MAP. IT'S COMING DOWN MAKING WAY FOR A WHOLE NEW RETOOLING OF THE INTERCHANGE. TO GET THE BRIDGE DOWN IT'LL TAKE 4 OVERNIGHT SHIFTS... STARTING TUESDAY FROM 11PM UNTIL 4-30 WEDNESDAY MORNING... THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 27TH AND COLLEGE NORTHBOUND AND AT RAWSON SOUTHBOUND. PROGRESS IN A LENGTHY PROJECT. PROGRESS THAT CAN COME WITH SOME TRAVELING FRUSTRATIONS. 5618 IT'S EXTREMELY CRAZY. WHAT USED TO BE A TEN MINUTE DRIVE IS NOT 15 , 20 , 30, 40 MINUTES AND IT'S A LOT WORSE THAN IT USED TO BE. IT'S NOT PLEASANT. AT ALL 5627 HEATHER MARKOVICH SAYS HER COMMUTE FROM WAUKESHA TO MILWAUKEE'S SOUTHSIDE THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAS TAKEN AN HOUR. 5405 "HOW LONG SHOULD IT TAKE YOU?" FROM WAUKESHA, IT SHOULD TAKE 20, 25 MINUTES. 5409 GETTING A LITTLE GRUELING. 5414 JUST LAST WEEKEND, A FULL WEEKEND CLOSURE SNARLED TRAFFIC AS A STORM CULVERT WAS INSTALLED. AS WITH ALL PROJECTS, THE HOPE IS THAT THE END PRODUCT WILL ERASE THE HARD FEELINGS. AT RAWSON THAT MEANS A NEW BRIDGE, AND NEW RAMPS, WITH EQUIPMENT POISED TO GET THE JOB DONE. HERE'S THE OTHER HEADLINE HERE. RAWSON AVENUE FROM 13TH AND 20TH STREET WILL BE CLOSED STARTING 6 A-M TOMORROW UNTIL LATE JUNE. LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY CAN ACCESS RAWSON BETWEEN 27TH AND 20TH. 27TH STREET WILL ALSO BE THE DESIGNATE DETOUR ROUTE DURING THE FREEWAY CLOSURE.

Full freeway closure scheduled Tuesday near I-94 at Rawson

The roadway is expected to be shut down during overnight hours so the Rawson bridge can be demolished.